Labour in Power 1945-1951 (Oxford Paperbacks) - Softcover

Morgan, Kenneth O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192851500 ISBN 13: 9780192851505

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1985

Synopsis

This is the only detailed and comprehensive account of the policies, programs, and personalities of the powerful and influential Attlee government. Based on a vast range of previously unpublished material, personal papers, and recently released public records, the book provides in-depth portraits of key figures of the period and compares Britain during these years with other European nations after 1945. In conclusion, Morgan assesses the legacy of this crucial administration for Britain, the western world, the new Commonwealth, and the Labour Party itself.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth O. Morgan is at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Review:

"[A] thoroughly researched and comprehensive account of the postwar Labour governments."--The New Republic

"A remarkable achievement of political history."--A.J.P. Taylor, The London Review of Books

"There is now at last a scholarly, balanced, dispassionate account of the post-World War II British Labour governments."--CHOICE

"Brilliant and enthralling...History at its very best: careful, balanced, beautifully written and clear."--New Society

"By any standards, it is a considerable achievement....It will be required reading for students of modern history for at least a generation to come."--The Economist

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0192851500
• ISBN 13: 9780192851505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 564